Hatsune Miku's New Electronic Age Introduction Hatsune Miku is one of Japan's most famous singers. However, he is not a "human", but a computer sound synthesis program. The music created by Miku has had great success not only in Japan but also around the world. It is interesting to investigate how a computer program becomes an international singer. The essay first discusses the history of electronic music, focusing more on the history and musical style of Hatsune Miku. Finally, analysis on the impact Miku has brought to current electronic music and predictions on Miku's future musical trend are added. What is electronic music? Electronic music is a term that describes music generated by electronic means that may or may not be accompanied by live music or musical instruments and that may be broadcast live or via loudspeakers. The rise of electronic music can be traced back to the Futurist movement of 1909, started by Italian poet Filippo Marinetti's book, Manifesto of Futurist Poetry. The objectives of the movement were then outlined by the composer Balilla Pratella, in his publication Manifesto of the Futurist Musician. The document called for "the rejection of traditional musical principles and teaching methods and the replacement of free expression, drawing inspiration from nature in all its manifestations." After two years, the futurist Luigi Russolo published a book entitled The Art of Noise. In his book, he suggested; "The sound of music is too limited in the qualitative variety of timbre... we must break out of this narrow circle of pure musical sounds and conquer the infinite variety of noisy sounds." (Note: The noise mentioned above is not about unpleasant sound. It refers to the sound of nature. For example, screams, whispers, booms, whistles, etc.) The book encompasses a basic concept about electronic music.